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Donald Trump has been speaking a lot about the perils of globalization and taking special aim at Chinese manufacturers that have taken American manufacturing jobs. That’s partly true. But Americans have also benefited from alliances with Chinese-made companies.

Springfield, Mass., had a problem with gangs. Has. A Harvard professor and former soldier in Afghanistan has taken some of the tactics developed to fight the insurgency in Afghanistan and applied them to dealing with Springfield's gangs.

Domenic Sarno, the mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts, says refugees are draining the city's limited public services. He's asked the State Department to freeze refugee resettlements to Springfield, but refugee advocates say the newcomers are being turned into scapegoats.